Essays about: "Sports betting"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 15 essays containing the words Sports betting.

  1. 6. Favourable Opportunities in Sports Betting - A Statistical Approach to Football Goals in the Premier League

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Fredrik Lindau; Gustaf Carle; [2022]
    Keywords : statistics; Poisson distribution; Negative Binomial distribution; Bayesian regression; football; Premier League; sports betting; market efficiency; probability theory; estimations; statistik; Poisson fördelning; Negativ Binomial fördelning; Bayesiansk regression; fotboll; Premier League; betting; marknadseffektivitet; sannolikhetsteori; skattningar;

    Abstract : The premise of this report is to delve into sports betting and whether favourable opportunities can be found, more specifically focusing on over and under odds for number of goals scored in football games of the Premier League. Using historical data from football matches several models are developed, the characteristics of goals warranting the use of probability based Poisson and Negative Binomial models, as well as Bayesian Poisson regression for goal predictions. READ MORE

  3. 7. ADOLESCENTS' ENGAGEMENT IN SPORTS BETTING IN MALAWI

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Cliff Chinyama; [2021-08-16]
    Keywords : sports betting; adolescent; bettor; ethnography; betting kiosk;

    Abstract : Aim: This study investigated the activities in sports betting involving adolescents in Malawi and the meaning that the adolescents attach to betting. Theory: The study adapted two theoretical perspectives to explore the phenomenon. These are social capital and social practice theories. READ MORE

  4. 8. Risking it to Libya : Irregular Migration from the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana to Libya

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Felix Ntenhene; [2021]
    Keywords : Irregular Migration; Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana; Migration theories; Root Causes;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the phenomenon of irregular migration from the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana to Libya. It draws on migration theories to explain the underlying drivers of the phenomenon in the region. Many studies on irregular migration in Sub-Saharan Africa have predominantly attributed it to the push/pull theory. READ MORE

  5. 9. Is it possible to beat the bookie : Machine learning and football

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för datavetenskap och medieteknik (DM)

    Author : Hampus Bergkvist; [2020]
    Keywords : Machine learning; Football; Soccer; Computer Science;

    Abstract : Forecasting is one of the toughest tasks in the world, but that doesn’t stop us from trying. In this project, machine learning is used to predict three-way result on football fixtures and applied to the field of football betting. READ MORE

  6. 10. A Bayesian approach to predict the number of soccer goals : Modeling with Bayesian Negative Binomial regression

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Statistik och maskininlärning

    Author : JOakim Bäcklund; Johdet Nils; [2018]
    Keywords : Bayesian regression; Negative Binomial regression; Poisson regression; Soccer goals; odds;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on a well-known topic in sports betting, predicting the number of goals in soccer games.The data set used comes from the top English soccer league: Premier League, and consists of games played in the seasons 2015/16 to 2017/18. READ MORE